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APPLICATION FILED JULY 29,1903.

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Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

ELISA E. ROBERTSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 790,314, dated May 23,1905. i v I Application filed July 29 1903. Serial No. 167,411.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIsA E. ROBERTSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Suspenders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to suspenders, the primary object of theinvention being to provide suspenders for trousers especially adaptedfor use in warm weather, the same being constructed in such manner as toallow a thorough circulation of air around the shoulders, chest, andback and obviate the binding effect presentwithsuspenders of theordinary construction.

It is also an object of this invention to construct the suspenders inthe main of light porous washable material which may be easily cleaned,the elastic portions of the suspenders bein detachable for that purpose;also, to manu acture the suspenders in such a way that theymay be worneither over or under the shirt, being therefore especially adapted tothe blouse-shirt or shirt-Waist at present so popular and fashionable.

With the above general objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a shirt,showing the suspenders applied thereto beneath the shirt, the suspendersbeing represented by dotted lines and portions of the suspender-ends infull lines where they project through the slits or openings in theshirt. Fig. 2 is a reverse view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe body portion or yoke of the suspenders. Fig. 4 is an enlarged frontelevation of the sus enders complete.

ike reference-numerals designate corresponding parts-in all the figuresof the drawm s.

The invention resides mainly in what may be termed a yoke, which isshown inv plan in Fig. 3, the same comprising the body portion 1 and thediverging flaps or shoulder The yoke as a whole is formed of strongcellular or open-mesh fabric, so that it may e washed whenever itbecomes soiled. ,When the yoke is in position on the person ofthewearer, the bodyportion extends down and all the way across theback,'whilethe flaps 2 extend over the shoulders and downward over thechest, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. By preference the body portion 1is formed in a separate piece from the front flaps 2 in order that thestrands of the fabric mayrun lengthwise of both the bodyportion andflaps, thereby giving greater strength to the yoke, the direction of theweavebeing illustrated in Fig. 3, wherein it will be seen that thefrontflaps 2 are joined tothe body portion 1 by shoulder lapseams 3. The edgeadjacent to theneok of the wearer is provided with a reinforce strip orband 4, While the opposite side edges of the yoke are provided withreinforce strips 5, Which add materially to the strength of the yoke.The lower edgeof thebodyportion 1 is provided with a hem 6, and theextremities of the front flaps are also hemmed,'as shown at 7. Twoeyelets or metallic buttonholes 8 are secured to the hem 6, while asingle eyelet or metallic buttonhole 9 is applied to the hem 7 on eachof the front flaps, the said eyelets being adapted to receive thesuspender-ends, as shown best in Fig. 4. Each suspenderendin thepreferred embodiment of this invention comprises an elastic strap 10,provided at its upper end with a clip 11, having a headed stud 12,adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from the adjacent eyelet orbuttonhole piece. The front suspender-ends may also be provided withtakeup buckles 13 and snap loops or straps 14, whereby the stra s 10 maybe disconnected from the termina straps or suspender-ends 15 for theconvenience of the wearer. No special claim to novelty is made for thesuspender-en ds, however, except that when combined with the yoke theyprovide for the necessary elasticity or yielding of the suspenders as awhole by reason of the elastic stra s 10 referred to. This renders thesuspen ers as a whole comfortable in use. The portions of the yoke whichpass over the shoulders provide a broad bearing for the suspenders, andbeing thin and porous they the elastic straps are etached from the yoke,

whereupon the latter may be washed in the ordinary manner.

By roviding the shirt (indicated at 16) with s its or openings 17 in thefront and back the suspenders may be worn under the shirt and thesuspender-ends passed through the slits or openings and connected withthe button on the trousers. Preferably the slits or openings 17 arearranged sufficiently low to allow a full effect to the exposed portionof the shirt, the result being that the fullness around the waist willconceal the Suspender-ends. If desired, a scarf or other form of beltmay be worn around the Waist, and the latter will also aid in concealingthe Suspender-ends; Under the arrangement described the weight of thetrousers will be borne by the suspenders and not be thrown upon the his, which occasions the use of a belt fastene tightly around the waist.

Having thus described the iIlV611'tiOl1,Wl]:lt I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described suspenders, comprising three sections formedentirely of openmesh material, one of said sections having convergingside edges and an inwardlycurved end edge, the other edge being turnedover and secured to form a hem, the other sections being secured to thesaid first-named section on opposite sides of its inwardlycurvedportion, a reinforcing-band secured to the inwardly-curved edge of thesaid firstnamed section and to the last-named sections,reinforcing-bands extending along the outer edges of all said sectionsfor their entire lengths, and means carried by each of said sections forsecurement to a garment.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELISA E. ROBERTSON.

Witnesses:

JEssE L. APPELGATE, HERMAN G. RoTrAon.

